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Nature Journaling – An Artistic Tool Not Only For Artists

By Eszter Boros
April 1, 2025

Explore the Multiple Uses of a Simple Yet Engaging Tool In its core, Nature Journaling is a tool for observing and connecting with nature. Once I put on my trainer’s…

Why I Don’t Call Out Names in Workshops

By Mirna Šmidt
January 16, 2025

How to Set the Stage Right for Your Workshop Let’s encourage participants to participate through their motivation & sense of agency – instead of treating them like kids. I cannot…

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3 Practical Tips for Participation & Engagement in Workshops

By Mirna Šmidt
November 2, 2024

Game-changing tips so you never hear crickets in your workshops Did you know that many workshop participants when hearing “This is a safe space” start to feel less safe and…

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What’s Your Facilitator Style?

By Pedro Segreto
February 16, 2024

Unbox It with The Archetyper Every facilitator discovers their unique pathway to orchestrate collaboration, weaving together a tapestry of professional and personal experiences. In my journey, spanning 30 years assuming…

Emotions in learning * Training design

Beyond Inspiration: Why Feeling Inspired during Learning Matters, and What Matters Even More

By Mirna Šmidt
February 8, 2024

Do you remember last time when you felt inspired within a learning experience?How did that impact your learning? Here is what science has to say about inspiration in learning: 💫…

Positive psychology * Training design * Uncategorized

5 Reasons Why You as a Trainer, Facilitator and Educator Should Learn More About Positive Psychology, The Science of Wellbeing

By Mirna Šmidt
January 17, 2024

Enrich Your Toolbox with Science Why Positive Psychology? (Or, how positive psychology improved me) Being an engineer next to a trainer, and attending many many training throughout my career, I…

Emotions in learning * Train the trainer

Leveraging emotions for more impactful learning experience

By Mirna Šmidt
May 30, 2021

Leveraging emotions for more impactful learning experience If you have ever worked as a trainer, facilitator or teacher, you know that feeling of joy when your participants are engaged in…

Facilitation * Online Training * Train the trainer * Training delivery

Moving through training from home – body tips vs. screen fatigue

By Susanna Holowati
April 25, 2021

Moving through training from home – body tips vs. screen fatigue You’re a facilitator, it’s Covid time and initial excitement for online coffees has turned into Zoom bother. As online…

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Virtual learning traps & how to avoid them

By Mirna Šmidt
April 5, 2021

Virtual learning traps & how to avoid them addressing 7 biggest traps in virtual learning Virtual learning brings in many new challenges for trainers, such as less visual feedback from…

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11 tips and tricks to make your virtual meetings & workshops great

By Mirna Šmidt
March 9, 2021

11 tips and tricks to make your virtual meetings & workshops great Virtual learning brings many new challenges for trainers, such as less visual feedback from participants, interaction being more…

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